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Title: Confinement of hydrogen at high pressure in carbon nanotubes

Abstract

A high pressure hydrogen confinement apparatus according to one embodiment includes carbon nanotubes capped at one or both ends thereof with a hydrogen-permeable membrane to enable the high pressure confinement of hydrogen and release of the hydrogen therethrough. A hydrogen confinement apparatus according to another embodiment includes an array of multi-walled carbon nanotubes each having first and second ends, the second ends being capped with palladium (Pd) to enable the high pressure confinement of hydrogen and release of the hydrogen therethrough as a function of palladium temperature, wherein the array of carbon nanotubes is capable of storing hydrogen gas at a pressure of at least 1 GPa for greater than 24 hours. Additional apparatuses and methods are also presented.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2]
  1. Aptos, CA
  2. Livermore, CA
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1034301
Patent Number(s):
8076034
Application Number:
12/233,388
Assignee:
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, CA)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01J - CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B82 - NANOTECHNOLOGY B82Y - SPECIFIC USES OR APPLICATIONS OF NANOSTRUCTURES
DOE Contract Number:  
AC52-07NA27344
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
08 HYDROGEN

Citation Formats

Lassila, David H, and Bonner, Brian P. Confinement of hydrogen at high pressure in carbon nanotubes. United States: N. p., 2011. Web.
Lassila, David H, & Bonner, Brian P. Confinement of hydrogen at high pressure in carbon nanotubes. United States.
Lassila, David H, and Bonner, Brian P. Tue . "Confinement of hydrogen at high pressure in carbon nanotubes". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1034301.
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Works referenced in this record:

Hydrogen permeability of some transition metals and metals of group I of the periodic system
journal, January 1968